by Kristin Steenson | Aug 24, 2018 | Medicare Advantage, Medicare Supplement
This week, we have an update on Medicare Part D Coverage Gap, information on Google’s investment in Medicare Advantage with Oscar Health, and details on the changes made to Medicare Advantage under the Bipartisan Budget Act. We also have details on BrightFire,...
by Kristin Steenson | Jul 20, 2018 | Medicare Advantage
On July 17, Mutual of Omaha announced plans to launch their Medicare Advantage plan in the Cincinnati area. Mutual of Omaha, working with strategic partner and value-based care leader Lumeris, will launch new Medicare Advantage (MA) plans to deliver health care and...
by Kristin Steenson | Jul 11, 2018 | CSG Actuarial News, Life Insurance, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Supplement
This week, we have a study on Medigap enrollment and consumer protections across states, details on how Medicare Advantage rankings will impact disadvantaged populations, information on Medicare Advantage outperforming Medicare for people with chronic conditions, and...
by Kristin Steenson | Jun 4, 2018 | Medicare Advantage, Medicare Supplement
The American Association for Medicare Supplement Insurance has released the 2018 program information for the 10th Medicare Supplement Industry Summit in St. Louis, Missouri on June 12-14, 2018. The summit includes a free day for agents on June 12, with no cost to...
by Kristin Steenson | Feb 23, 2018 | Medicare Advantage
Medicare Advantage enrollments as of February 2018 reflected year-end growth higher on a count and percentage basis than the previous year. The table below shows that Medicare Advantage enrollments increased over 1,000,000 from December 2017 to February 2018, 100,000...
by Kristin Steenson | Feb 16, 2018 | Medicare, Medicare Advantage
This week, we are reading a report from Kaiser Family Foundation on Medicare beneficiaries’ out-of-pocket spending as a share of their income, and CMS proposed Medicare Advantage and Part D payment and policy changes in 2019. Medicare Beneficiaries’...
